Helping mommy and Ryan plant the vegetable garden
First pair of wranglers
Mommy helping Ryan put his hand in the new concrete in our driveway
Fridge exploration
Who says sinks are just for dishes!
Oh, you mean the stamp pad is for the stamps, not me?
Thanks, Ryan for leaving your dinner where I can reach it!
"Look mommy, I'm a lady!" 
There's nothing like sitting down with a good book!
Ryan and Caleb "cookin" dinner for the family
On April 17th we celebrated the 1 year anniversary of Caleb joining our family. It was an amazing week of filled with birthday fun. For Caleb's birthday, daddy took the day off of work and we set off with Grama to Silver Creek Falls State Park, which is about 1 1/2 hours from our house. What an amazing park! It is filled with gorgeous water falls surrounded by lush trails beneath canopies of trees. It was a beautiful day with bright blue skies - a welcome break from the months of rain. We hiked all afternoon, even getting to walk behind a few waterfalls!
On our way home we stopped for a birthday dinner at Red Robin where all the waiters announced to the entire restaurant it was Caleb's first birthday before singing to him. Ryan LOVED it, Caleb was intrigued. Then Caleb got to try his first taste of Chocolate in the form of a hot fudge sundae. He wasn't sure at first, but once he got a taste, it was all over! After passing the sundae around the table, we headed home for cupcakes and presents.
On the Saturday after Caleb's birthday, we had a birthday party for Caleb with all of our neighbors and our friends Joey and Brian. It was such a fun afternoon! It was our first chance to really welcome our neighbors into our home since moving in, although we have become quite close to several of them. It was fun to see everyone enjoying themselves in good conversation and coming together to celebrate a baby boy they will watch grow. Unfortunately, Caleb was a bit under the weather. However, that didn't stop him from tearing into round two of birthday cake!
A couple of weeks ago, the OSU Vet School hosted its annual Pet Day. What a fun day it was! They had a ton of animals there for the kids to pet and learn about, include a group of llamas and Alpacas - popular pets in this area. They also had agility, sheep/duck herding, and a frisbee contest - something Shasta has already started training for next year. They also had a ton of booths with all sorts of pet info/samples, a tour of the vet hospital, a whole reptile exhibit, teddy bear surgery where Ryan got to dress up as a vet and help a vet student fix the hole in a giraffe's head, and of course - bounce houses! The boys had a blast seeing all of the people and all of the other animals. I think everyone on Corvallis was there with their dog and having a great time.
In April, Ryan started a 12 week gymnastics class at OSU with other 2-yr.olds. Every Friday morning Ryan, Caleb, and I meet daddy at his work and walk through the OSU campus to class. Class is always split into two parts: the floor obstacle course and beams/bars obstacle course. One of us takes Ryan while the other takes Caleb. Both boys have an absolute blast! Ryan has mastered the front role and his favorites are hopscotch and donkey kicks off a short bar. Caleb loves climbing over and through all of the stuff, too. It is amazing to watch their confidence and strength grow from week to week!
